Webster (Daniel) Park

Alert

Please be advised: The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning. Due to expected high winds, the Lakefront Trails will be closed from Oak St. to Ohio St. and the Navy Pier Flyover beginning at 12 a.m. on Saturday, January 19, until conditions improve and are safer for use by our patrons and crews. Please check back for updates.

Welcome to Daniel Webster Park!

Daniel Webster Playground

Location:

1357 S. Indiana Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605

Supervisor: Talonna Sharp (Chicago Women's Park and Gardens)

Phone Numbers:
Main
(312) 328-0821

Features:Parks

Hours

Park
Hours

Sunday:

6:00 am-9:00 pm

Monday:

6:00 am-9:00 pm

Tuesday:

6:00 am-9:00 pm

Wednesday:

6:00 am-9:00 pm

Thursday:

6:00 am-9:00 pm

Friday:

6:00 am-9:00 pm

Saturday:

6:00 am-9:00 pm

Description

This small park is 1.20 acres and it is located in the Near South Side Community. It features passive green space and benches to provide quiet respite for the community.

While there is no structured programming taking place at this location, we invite you to check out our great programs offered at nearby Chicago Women's Park and Gardens.

History

In the late 1990s, the Chicago Park District participated in a unique partnership with the City of Chicago, Cook County, suburban communities, State of Illinois, and CorLands, the real estate affiliate of the Open Lands Project of Chicago, to transform abandoned railroad property into a greenway and trail. The Chicago Park District acquired a one-mile portion a new 10-mile trail system that stretches from Calumet Park to forest preserves and parks in the south suburbs.

The long term goal for the 10-mile Burnham Greenway is to have it serve as a link in the 475-mile Grand Illinois Trail. The Burnham Greenway is an attractive linear green space with a multi-use trail edged by native plantings and shade trees. The partnering organizations entitled the new greenway to pay tribute to Daniel H. Burnham ( 1846-1912), who envisioned greenways to connect parks and forest preserves in his seminal Plan of Chicago (co-authored by Edward H. Bennett). The Chicago Park District’s property lies within a larger system known as the Burnham Greenway.